Shade-roller support.



W. COOKOROPT.

SHADE ROLLER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17,1911. RENEWED JAN. 23, 1913.

1,054,506. Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER. COCKCROFT, OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHADE-ROLLER SUPPORT.

Application filed August 17, 1911, Serial No. 644,506. Renewed January23, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 743,883.

To all whom it may cOncern:

Be it known that I, WALTER Cocnonor'r, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a resident of Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Shade- RollerSupport, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to shade roller supports, and has reference moreparticularly to a device of this class which comprises an elongatedmember, a bracket adjustable longitudinally of the member and havingmeans for supporting a shade roller, and a clamp associated with thebracket and adapted to secure the same in different positions along themember.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durableshade roller support which can be inexpensively manufactured, by meansof which shade rollers, curtain poles or other like devices can beconveniently mounted in position at windows or other places where theyare to be used, which is adjustable to allow for different widths ofwindow frames and for different lengths of shade rollers or otherdevices of this kind, which can be easily manipulated, and in which theelements of each pair of devices used together are interchangeable.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is ahorizontal section showing an embodiment of my invention set to mount ashade roller in position on a window frame; Fig. 2 is a cross section onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the deviceshowing certain of the parts in section; Fig. t is a fragmentary viewsimilar to Fig. 3, illustrating one of the members in a differentposition; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the elongated member uponwhich the bracket'is adjustably mounted; and Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview showing the bracket.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be clearly understood that while it is designed particularly foruse with roller shades at windows and the like, it can also beadvantageously employed for other purposes, for example, in mountingcurtain polesin position. The parts of the device are fashioned from anysuitable material, and they are preferably stamped from metal.

Certain of the details of construction, shown for example herewith, formno part of the invention and can be varied in accordance with individualpreference and special conditions, without deviating from the essence ofthe invention as defined in the appended claim.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, each of the supportscomprises an elongated member 10 consisting of a plate or the likehaving at the lower edge an offset flange 11, and at the upper edge anoffset flange 12 which is formed into a plurality of teeth or serrations13. Near each end, the elongated member, intermediate the offsetflanges, which serve a purpose to appear hereinafter, has a pair ofopenings 14 adapted to receive screws or nails 15, to attach the memberto the woodwork of a window casing 17 or the like. By providing eachmember with two sets of openings near its ends the members can beinterchangeably used at one or the other side of the window frame.

Slidably mounted upon the elongated member is a bracket 17 fashionedfrom plate or sheet metal bent into form and comprising a member 18having at the upper end a hook-shaped, rearwardly disposed flange 19,and having at one side a laterally disposed bracket arm 20. The member18 with its hook-shaped flan e constitutes a hanger, depending froln tieelongated member. It has a stud 21 extending under the flange 19 andadapted to engage between any two adjacent teeth 13 to make aninterlocking connection with the flange. The lower end of the member 18is preferably tapered, and has pivotally secured thereto by means of arivet 22 or in any other suitable manner, a clamp 23 having a handle 24and a camshaped end 25 adapted to engage at the lower flange 11 of theelongated member. The arm 20 has an opening 26, or is provided withother means for supporting a shade roller 27, which at the extremitieshas the usual pivot ends or trunnions 28.

By offsetting the flanges 11 and 12 of the elongated member as shown,the bracket can be adjusted along the entire length of the member eitherat the projected end thereof or at the part of the same which is securedto the woodwork, without interference on the part of the latter. .Theflange 19 of the hanger engages at the upper ends of the teeth 13, thestud 21 being located between two of the teeth, as is shown in Fig. 3.The end 25 of the clamp, when the latter is tightened, engages at theflange 11 of the elongated member. The bracket can be easily fastened orreleased by swinging the clamp into-and out of operative engage mentwith the elongated member as will be readily understood. To shift thebracket longitudinally of the member 10, it is merely necessary to raiseit until the stud passes from engagement between two teeth, and

slide it to the desired point.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A device of the class described, comprising a support consisting of anelongated member having flanges, a bracket depending from the upper ofsaid flanges and wholly free otherwise, of said support, said bracketbeing adjustable longitudinally of said support, and. a clamp associatedwith said bracket and adapted to secure the same in different positionsalong said support, by engaging at thelower flange thereof, said brackethaving means for supporting a shade roller or the like.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER oooKoRoFT.

WVitnesses HENRY J. REUTER, LLEWELLYN T. REIOI-IARD.

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Washington, D. 0. i

